Schumer's "Brain Act" Assistant engineering students can quickly get their green cards

Schumer proposed the "Brain Act" and assistant engineering students can quickly get their green cards. In order to attract more high-tech talents who can help the development of the United States, Senator Schumer announced on the 18th...

In order to attract more high-tech talents who can help the development of the United States, Senator Schumer announced a new immigration proposal called the "BRAINS Act" in New York on the 18th. If passed, 5.5 green card quotas will be provided to international science and engineering students from various countries every year. This quota will not be restricted by country and will depend entirely on the needs of American companies and the graduates' own conditions. Undergraduate graduates can also apply. In addition, when international students in science and engineering fields apply for a visa to the United States, they no longer need to prove that they have no intention of immigrating.

Schumer, chairman of the Senate Immigration Committee, held a press conference at the New York headquarters of the technology business incubation organization New York General Assembly on the 18th, accompanied by Kathryn Wylde, president of the New York Cooperation Organization, and many people in the technology industry. He said that the United States’ immigration policy for technology talents has completely failed to meet the needs of society, and the new “Brain Act” will completely change this situation.

Citing people in the technology industry with whom he has interacted and a report from the Center for an Urban Future, Schumer said that the biggest obstacle currently hindering the development of technology companies in New York and across the United States is the lack of top technology talents. The current immigration and visa policies in the United States simply cannot meet the demand for talents in the technology industry, so that companies like Google have to locate some R&D centers in Canada. "The United States is producing the brightest and best people in the world, and then when these people have matured and mastered the skills in their fields, we kick them out. It makes no sense. We should encourage every smart, well-educated immigrant to stay in the United States, start a business here, create wealth, hire people, and grow our economy. Repair what we have The broken green card system will help ensure that the next eBay, Google, and Intel will not be born in Shanghai, Bangalore (India), or London. "

Schumer also criticized many anti-immigration members of Congress, saying that some members are stubbornly opposed to immigration, and they do not want to give him a visa even if the applicant is Einstein. To this end, Schumer called on people from all over the country, especially those in the technology industry, to contact their congressmen in their districts and write to them, urging them to vote for this green card reform.

According to Schumer's current proposal, the "MINDS Act" will establish a two-year experimental project. During the two years, 55,000 green card quotas will be established each year for international students with science and engineering (STEM) degrees to apply, including undergraduates, without national quota restrictions. Applicants follow the same procedures as employment-based immigrants. They must obtain employer support and apply for a labor certificate (PERM). At the same time, the institution they study must have a history of more than 10 years and be included in the list of research-based academic institutions by the National Science Foundation. If the green cards in this category are not used up that year, the remaining quota will be allocated to ordinary EB3 or EB2 categories of science and engineering technical talents.

In addition, the bill will also make it easier for international students in science and engineering from various countries to apply for visas without having to prove that they have no intention to immigrate. At the same time, in order to help reunite the families of high-tech talents who have received green cards, when a green card holder is repatriated due to various reasons in the future, a green card quota will be automatically added for the family members of those who have received green cards for high-tech talents, so that they can reunite their families faster. In the future, technical talents holding temporary work visas such as H1b will not need to leave the country to renew their visas.

Schumer said that there is currently a similar green card proposal for scientific and technological talents in the House of Representatives, but that proposal does not advocate increasing the green card quota, but advocates abolishing the existing green card lottery and transferring the quota to high-tech talents. At the same time, the version of the House of Representatives also emphasizes the policy of giving priority to doctoral students, and undergraduate students are not eligible to apply. Schumer said that all parties will definitely need to negotiate and compromise on the specific plan for green card reform, but once the November election is over, the House and Senate will be able to vote on green card reform. If passed, the bill will be implemented as soon as June next year. However, Schumer also once again called on people from all walks of life to write more letters to legislators in their respective districts to urge them to support green card reform.

[Overseas Chinese News reporter Guan Liming reported in New York on September 18] (Editor: Punk)